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take aback verb

  /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/ , /ˌtæɪk əˈbæk/ , [ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk] , [ˌtʰæɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk]
  • (nautical, usually passive) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.
 joutua vastatuuleen
  • (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
 järkyttää, ällistyttää
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